Coming together in the 21st century : the Bible's message in an age of diversity /

DeYoung, Curtiss Paul,

Coming together in the 21st century : the Bible's message in an age of diversity / [print] Coming together in the twenty-first century Curtiss Paul DeYoung ; foreword by Cain Hope Felder. - [Newly rev. & expandedition. edition.. - Valley Forge, Pennsylvania : Judson Press, (c)2009. - xiv, 232 pages ; 22 cm

Revised edition of: Coming together. c1995.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword Preface -- Introduction -- One human family, many cultural expressions -- Culture and identity -- Jesus Christ: culturally human, inclusively divine -- Reading the Apostle Paul through Galatians 3:28 -- Addressing injustice -- The source of liberation and empowerment -- A roundtable on the Bible, liberation, and reconciliation -- Community in the midst of diversity -- The diversity dilemma -- Group reflection action guide. by Cain Hope Felder --

On the fifteenth anniversary of its original publication, this newly revised and expanded edition offers readers an in-depth study of multiculturalism and diversity in the Christian Scriptures. The original edition has been abridged to make room for nearly 50 percent new material, featuring new contributions from men and women of various cultures and contexts and expanding the definition of diversity to encompass more than race and ethnicity.



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Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.

BR115.D529.D496 2009 BR115